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Coast Guard completes safety risk analysis for vessels transiting through Chicago’s electric fish barrier
Apr 29th, 2014 · Comments Off on Coast Guard completes safety risk analysis for vessels transiting through Chicago’s electric fish barrier

CLEVELAND — A study by the Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center concluded that the current rules governing vessel traffic across Chicago’s electric fish dispersal barrier effectively address the risks posed by the barrier’s electrified waters, the Coast Guard announced, Tuesday.
Coast Guard regulations prescribe operating rules and guidance for commercial and recreational mariners...
Vessel traffic remains restricted near electric fish barrier
Aug 28th, 2009 · Comments Off on Vessel traffic remains restricted near electric fish barrier
CHICAGO – The Coast Guard continues to maintain a safety zone to enforce vessel traffic restrictions in the Chicago Sanitary Ship Canal while the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers conducts tests on the effects of higher voltage on certain vessels transiting near the electric fish barrier.